PB Cambridge Feedback Form

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Thank you for participating in Cambridge's first Participatory Budgeting process!

We are asking community members for their reflections and advice as to what worked well and what could be improved during the second phase of PB (which will begin this summer).

You do not need to answer every single question below, but please take a moment to share your thoughts about the parts of the process you were most involved in.

Thank you!

Steering Committee

For example, consider:
- Application process
- Reviewing the PB rulebook
- Monthly meetings with PBP and City staff
- Email communication & reminders
- Outreach / spreading the word
- Planning and staffing idea collection and voting events

1a. What worked well?

1b. What should be changed?

Idea Collection (December 2014)

For example, consider:
- Neighborhood assemblies and other idea collection events
- The online map tool we used to display ideas
- Idea collection flyers and other outreach materials/communication
- Other channels we could use to spread the word
- How you heard about PB

2a. What worked well?

2b. What should be changed?

Proposal Development / Budget Delegate Process (January-March 2015)

For example, consider:
- Budget Delegate Orientation in January
- Budget Delegate materials (maps, demographic info, guide)
- Role of committee Facilitators
- Communication with the Budget Office
- Communication with other City departments
- Timeline of proposal development process
- Ease/difficulty of using Google drive as the main place to store and share info
- Group dynamics
- Poster-making party on March 17
- Project Expos at the Windsor Street Health Center and Cambridge Community Center
- Results party on April 7

3a. What worked well?

3b. What should be changed?

PB Vote (March 22-28, 2015)

For example, consider:
- How you heard about voting options/locations
- Voter eligibility (Cambridge resident 12+ years old)
- In-person voting events (City Hall, Main Library, Youth Centers, Senior Centers, etc.)
- Online voting and text message-authentication
- Voter surveys
- Get out the vote efforts (canvassing, social media, Cambridge chronicle, City website, email blasts, etc.)
- Translated materials (paper ballots in 5 languages, online ballot in English & Spanish)
- Design/layout of ballots
- Stickers & T-shirts (branding)
- Results party on April 7

4a. What worked well?

4b. What should be changed?

Outreach & Engagement

For example, consider:
- How you heard about PB
- Targeting engagement at underserved groups
- Availability of materials in other languages
- Use of website, social media, newspaper articles, door hangers, pledge cards, flyers, email blasts, phone banking, etc. to spread the word
- Other channels to spread the word
- Convenience of meetings (location, time, accessibility, childcare available, food provided)
- Responsiveness of City staff if you had a question

5a. What worked well?

5b. What should be changed?

Other

Anything else not covered above that you'd like to comment on to help us improve.

6a. What worked well?

6b. What should be changed?

Thank you!

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at pb@cambridgema.gov or (617) 349-3266.

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